fate
/feɪt/ noun B2- The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
- The effect, consequence, outcome, or inevitable events predetermined by this cause.
- An event or a situation which is inevitable in the fullness of time.
- Destiny; often with a connotation of death, ruin, misfortune, etc. · Accept your fate.
- The products of a chemical reaction in their final form in the biosphere.
- The mature endpoint of a region, group of cells or individual cell in an embryo, including all changes leading to that mature endpoint
Plural fates
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I am resigned to my fate now, so I don’t think I’ll go out for fear I’ll get unresigned again.
It seems to be my fate.
“Well, what became of Cordelia and Geraldine?” asked Diana, who was beginning to feel rather interested in their fate.
Wholly inattentive to her sister’s feelings, Lydia flew about the house in restless ecstasy, calling for everyone’s congratulations, and laughing and talking with more violence than ever; whilst the luckless Kitty continued in the parlour repining at her fate in terms as unreasonable as her accent was peevish.
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